A climbing shrub (Berchemia volubilus) of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem.
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A somewhat similar tropical American plant (Paullinia Curassavica); also, a walking stick made from its stem. "He was in form and spirit like a supple-jack,... yielding, but tough; though he bent, he never broke." Note: This name is given to various plants of similar habit in different British colonies.
